State v. Jacob

20060103 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Kenneth Albin Jacob, Jr., Defendant and Appellant

Appeal from: District Court, East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Judge Steven E. McCullough
Nature of Action: Homicide
Counsel:
Appellee: Mark Rainer Boening , Asst. State's Attorney
Appellant: Steven D. Mottinger
Term: 10/2006   Argument: 10/05/2006  10:15am
ND cite: 2006 ND 246
NW cite: 724 N.W.2d 118

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
I. Whether the trial court erred in denying Defendant's rule 29 motion because, as a matter of law, there was insufficient evidence on which to find Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
II. Whether the judgment should be reversed because the guilty verdict on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death is not supported by the evidence.
III. Whether the judgment on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death should be reversed because it is inconsistent with the rest of the jury's decision.
IV. Whether the conviction for leaving the scene of an accident involving death should be reversed because the trial court committed obvious error in the instructions defining the crime and its elements and this error substantially prejudiced the rights of the defendant.

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
I.The trial court was correct in denying Defendant's Rule 29 motion, there was sufficient evidence to find Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
II.Judgment should be upheld because there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Jacob guilty of leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
III.The judgment should be upheld because the jury's verdict was not inconsistent.
IV.The trial court properly instructed the jury in defining the crime and its elements so there was no prejudice to Jacob' rights.

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Docket entries:
104/06/2006 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 04/04/2006
204/06/2006 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT: 04/04/2006
304/21/2006 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL: 05/24/2006
404/25/2006 Transcripts dated 6-17-05; 6-23-05; 11-2-05; & 2-27-06 (4 vols.)
504/25/2006 DISK - tra (6-17-05;6-23-05;11-2-05; & 2-27-06) (e-mailed)
605/23/2006 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (Catherine Jorgensen)
705/23/2006 ACTION BY TRIAL COURT (Judge McCullough). Granted: 06/05/2006
806/06/2006 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (Sua Sponte)
906/06/2006 ACTION BY CLERK (MTR). Granted: 06/06/2006
1006/06/2006 TRANSCRIPTS DATED July 14, 2005, October 5, 2005, February 8, 2006, February 9, 2006,
1106/06/2006 February 10, 2006, March 24, 2006
1206/07/2006 DISK - TRAs 7-14-05, 10-5-05, 2-8-06, 2-9-06, 2-10-06, 3-24-06 (e-mailed)
1306/06/2006 RECORD ON APPEAL (separates 17(confidential), 52-63(exhibits), 81(confidential)(not rec'd -
1406/06/2006 entries 18, 22, 24 (tapes), 49, 62 & 63(large exhibits), 84 & 88(steno notes)
1506/23/2006 Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 06/22/2006 (Entry Nos. 95 & 96)
1607/17/2006 APPELLANT BRIEF
1707/17/2006 APPELLANT APPENDIX
1807/18/2006 DISK - ATB
1908/16/2006 APPELLEE BRIEF (e-filed)
2008/16/2006 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB)
2108/18/2006 Received $25 surcharge for AEB (Receipt #16947)
2208/18/2006 Made 7 copies of AEB
2308/22/2006 Consent to Appearance of Christene Beaupre (letter from Mark R. Boening dated 8-12-06)
2410/05/2006 APPEARANCES: Steven D. Mottinger; Mark R. Boening, Christene Beaupre--third-year law student
2510/05/2006 ARGUED: Mottinger; Boening
2611/28/2006 DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED
2711/28/2006 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Sandstrom, Dale V.
2811/29/2006 Judgment Mailed to Parties
2912/22/2006 MANDATE
3012/27/2000 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE

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